broken pignose question, pluss micro cube.

[jipp]

hi, guys. i really did not want to start this thread but if it saves me 20.00. then i will take the heat if its out of line. or been talked to death and i could not find the thread in my search.

short story.

pignose amp 1997 7-100 six double a's or a 9v adapter.

now when the pignose amp got here it was said to be working when i bought it.
i have no reason not to believe this couple they seem honest, etc.

the pignose was packaged in a shoebox. unfortunately this ment the pignose on/off potentiometer was sorta poking up. im sure you can imagine putting the pignose amp in a shoe box lid tap it down and how if there was not enough room for it with the lid taped down it would peek in the center. then it was wrapped in brown paper. when i open the amp i put some new battery's in her, and got nothing. i have no wall wart for this amp. ( i want it 90 percent for battery use anyhow during the summer evenings out on the porch) anyhow, the person who sold it to me just told me to keep the amp, i ate the shipping. and return my money.. fair enough with me maybe it will work with wall wart then trouble shoot from there.

now the metal pignose knob. has some play ( maybe 1/2 inc to 1/4") in it before you hear/feel a click as it wold turn on. im not sure if that was done in shipping or not. i have done nothing yet, besides try different battery's.

so i figure my next course of action would be to try the wall wart to see if it worked. if it dose then im thinking maybe a lose wire or something on the battery side. if i get nothing, im thinking potentiometer?

now where dose the micro cube come in. could i use the power chord that came with it to test the amp to see if it would come on? or is it not compatible.

only infoi could find on either amps is as follow.

pignose 9v.
300mA 9v postive tip adapter ( true? found that info on the net. )

on the micro cube on the back of it says only use the roland/or boss PSAS.

and rolands webpage i got:


Connectors
INPUT Jack: 1/4" phone type
REC OUT/PHONES Jack: Stereo 1/4" phone type
AUX IN Jacks: Stereo 1/4" phone type, Stereo miniature phone type
AC Adaptor Jack
Power Supply
DC 9 V: AC Adaptor or Dry Battery (LR6 (AA) type) x 6
Current Draw
185 mA

im guessing they are not compatible. from the 185ma compared to the pignose 300 mA

anyhow i have a doctors appointment tomorrow. so figured i would stop by and pick up a wall wart also assuming store near by ( country club/Broadway for the locals, means nothing to anyone else im sure.), assuming they have one of course.
i want the pignose amp. so even if i have to buy the wall wart, it will just go inside one be it if i have to buy a new one.

anyone have any thoughts on what common problems these little piggies have? thank you.

when its a 115F you be surprise how nice it is to sit out side in the evening when the temp drops to the 80Fs. hence, the reason for the battery's.

and of course a back up for my up and coming micro cube transplant.

hope this post is not out of line. as its my first, normally i do not like starting them. but in this case i thought if i get flamed so be it. ill learn something either way. im def not the sharpest tool in the shed.
chris.,

[alnicopu]

Long ago I played through this little odd ball battery powered amp (wasn't a Pignose) and it would not turn on unless there was a guitar cable plugged in.

[jipp]

hi, alincopu thank you the input. iv tried that by default., not really even thinking about it.
dinner time. i hope you have a great night.
chris.

[SamClemons]

Regarding the power adapter. 9v is good. Hard to tell on the positive tip. Your adapter ought to tell what ma it is rated at. It should be 300 or more to power the pignose, but will probably work, especially for testing purposes at a lower rating.

[Stubee]

I've had one of those for years using only wall wart, zero issues.

Loose connection for battery supply?

[jh45gun]

I would get the right amperage or a bit more, you can run stuff with the right voltage in this case 9V DC and if the amperage is higher that is no big deal the amp will use what it needs. lower amperage it might tell you it is working it might not .Best to go with what the amp wants to see. Battery contacts can get corroded even if they look half way decent I would make sure the contacts are clean first thing and the wires for the battery supply are making a good connection.

[rangercaster]

i think your volume pot (which is also the power switch) may be broken, so there is no power to the amp ... ???

[spook69]

now the metal pignose knob. has some play ( maybe 1/2 inc to 1/4") in it before you hear/feel a click as it wold turn on. im not sure if that was done in shipping or not. i have done nothing yet, besides try different battery's.

Mine does too, it's worn from being turned on & off a lot - because its been used. I think this is a weakness in these amps.

On a pignose, if you pull the guitar lead out, the amp turns off, even if the amp nob is still turned on. It is designed like that to save flattening the batteries.

Trust this is of some use.

[jipp]

thanks guys. ill go ahead and look for the proper wall wart. and go from there.
yeah it could be from use, it is old but in great shape. ill let ya know what happens. well i need to get ready for the doctors, etc. you guys rock.

chris,